Fw: AGA Convention 2002

["Karen Randall" <krandall@world.std.com>]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Charlene Nash" <ecn@tennis.org>
To: "'Karen Randall'" <krandall@world.std.com>
Sent: Friday, October 19, 2001 7:37 AM
Subject: RE: AGA Convention 2002


> Will do-maybe we could do it like we are doing it here this time. All
events
> are at the hotel but one-in this case it is a banquet and tour. If we did
> that in Boston at the Aquarium on Fri nite then we only have to worry
about
> going into town once and stay out of town maybe near the airport or
> somewhere cheaper for the rest of the time. Our aquarium really isn't
> providing a lot-my time, nametags, xeroxing, mailing, email,(actually that
> does add up I guess, especially the cost of mailing and long distance) and
> we are paying the non-profit rate which is 900 plus $10 per person over
100
> for renting after hours. Altho this time our dept is springing for the
cost
> of reg. bags. Does that help? Let me know what else you need or if I need
to
> talk to someone there, Scott etc
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Karen Randall [SMTP:krandall@world.std.com]
> > Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2001 10:05 AM
> > To: AGA Steering Committee; Charlene Nash
> > Subject: AGA Convention 2002
> >
> > Hi Charlene,
> >
> > I have spoken to some of the BAS BOD members and Scott.  Everyone is
very
> > enthusiastic about hosting the convention here next year.  Scott wanted
to
> > know if you could do up a list of what the Tennessee Aquarium was
> > providing
> > for the convention, and what they were charging AGA so that he could run
> > it
> > by the powers that be at NEA.
> >
> > We would still need to figure out the logistics of putting people up in
a
> > hotel outside the city and getting them to and from the NEA if we want
to
> > include that as part of the weekend.  I think hotel rates in Boston are
> > just
> > too high.
> >
> > I suggested that a fair way to involve the BAS might be that they could
> > provide volunteer labor, and contribute about the same amount that they
> > ordinarily pay out in expenses for their annual event.  In exchange,
they
> > could hold (and organize and man) a regular aquarium club-style fish and
> > equipment auction on Sunday afternoon, and keep the proceeds of that for
> > themselves.
> >
> > That way, the folks who were only interested in the plant part of things
> > and
> > had come from out of state could leave when they chose on Sunday.  We
> > could
> > still have our silent plant auction on Saturday night, proceeds to go to
> > AGA.  I think, considering the number of AGA members we have in the NEC
> > area, we could pull in a LOT of local people who could stay through the
> > Sunday Auction and still drive home in under 3 hours.
> >
> > I think this model could encourage other local clubs to want to host a
> > convention in the future.  The incentive is the ability to draw in a
> > bigger
> > audience, and therefore potentially getting more money for their own
club
> > via the fish/equipment auction.
> >
> > What do you all think?
> >
> > Karen
> >

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